Cost of living in Chester, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $902 a month.
Chester is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,138 a year.
- People
- 5,218
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $902
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,138
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $123,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,103
- Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Chester, South Carolina has about 5,218 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $123,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chester County is $1,103 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chester. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, prices sit at 97.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Chester's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical South Carolina home paid 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Chester's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for South Carolina in the table we use.
Among 246 places we list in South Carolina with a rent figure, 143 have higher typical rent than Chester.
Nearby places
- Eureka Mill
Typical rent $542
Compare with Chester - Fort Lawn
Typical rent $1,355
Compare with Chester - Lesslie
Typical rent $780
Compare with Chester - Rock Hill
Typical rent $1,341
Compare with Chester - Great Falls
Typical rent $867
Compare with Chester - York
Typical rent $896
Compare with Chester - Monarch Mill
Typical rent $666
- Newport
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in South Carolina
Bigger places in South Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.